The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-12-09
Gloucester County court.

The Courts of Gloucester county opened
for the winter term on Tuesday. Judge
Joel Parker presided. In his charge to the
Grand Jury Judge Parker alluded to the
late murder of Mrs. Handle, of Unionville,
as follows:
1t is with regret that the Court, in the dis
charge of duty, is called upon at this time to
deliver to you special charge. Since the last
term of the Court homicide has occurred in
your county. The alleged perpetrator of the
crime has been arrested, and is now held in
confinement to await your action. 1t is not
my purpose to state the facts and cireum-
stances attending the homicide, much less to
comment upon them. This would be mani
testify improper at this time. The witnesses
will be brought before you, and from their tes
timony you will decide what action to Ike. [
refer to this case especially because of the ne
cessity of such thorough and patient investiga-
tion as is commensurate with its Importance.
Ifyou become satisfied by evidence that muir
der has been committed you should inquire
who has been the guilty one; and if the evil
dence produced before you shows who did the
deed it will be your duty to indict that person,
so that the accused may be put on trial before
a traversed jury.
Judge Parker then defined the various
jury considered the X andle case By the
consent of the attorneys on both sides the
breach-of-promise case of Miss Justice, of
Five Points, against DIR. Carr, of Pitman
Grove, went over for the term. There is a
probability now that the case will never be
tried. The witnesses in the suit of the es-
tate of the late DR.. Green, of Clarksboro,
for SO, 900 damages against the West Jer-
sey Railroad Company, he having been
killed by a train at crossing, were pres
ent to testify in the case, but it was an
nounced that the matter had been settled
The figure is said to havebeen $1,000. The
trial of Durham for the murder of Mrs
Handle W i'll likely be deferred for special
term.
The Grand Jury adjourned on Wednes-
day having found seven true bills of
indictment Among the number
was an indictment against George NJ.
Durham for the murder of Mrs. Handle,
trial for which was set for January 31st
| 1883.
A list of causes called elected the fol-
lowing:
SUPREME COURT:
James c. Hughes against David Leu
allen. In ejectment. Crandall, Clymer.
Nonsuit.
Jersey Railroad Co. For damages. Pan
coast, Voorhees, Settled
John and Asa LIB against Jos. Truncer.
In tort Crandall, Ciymer. Ready for
trial.
Lulu J. Justice against Henry II. Carr.
! On contract. Clymer, Pancoast. Off for
| term by consent.
CIRCUIT COURT.
George A. Pidgeon against John H. Rob
bins. On contract. Pancoast, Clymer.
| On trial
Michael Turner against Nathan L. Bird.
In tort. Swackhamer Clymer. Trial set
down for the 10Th.
| VIM. A. Newbold against VIM. Patter-
son. On contract. Moore, Clymer. Trial
set down for the 18th.
John ID. Shute against G. d. kendle. In
certiorari Crandall and Clymer, Swack-
hamer and Scovel. Trial set down fo- the
18TH
Berwind, White & Co. against Emily
Won Siege. On contract. Clymer and
Moore, Swackhamer. Set down for 14th.
| Charles Dehner against G. A. Vanmeter.
Replevin. Clymer, Jessup. Set down for
the 18th.
The appeals were set down for hearing
on Friday of next week.